It's a very nice bowl!

So proud of your progress in just a few short weeks! You're absolutely rocking it and having loads of fun along the way. I'm glad I get to come along for the ride!

I'd say you're not as bad at them practically as you think. The handles on my flight of mugs all fit my hands very well and were well attached and constructed.

I love this mug! And your mug too!

You've come a crazy long way in 5 weeks! Absolutely amazing to see! It's exciting to see what you create!

Luckily I found a wheel that caught the edge of the drying fan so I didn't die. First throw, a bowl! Was super happy, very even... then I somehow threw a lump into it and the edge got wonky, still good.

And in motion…

You can really see my skill progression from "first thing that was saveable" (the white pot) to my first wobbly espresso cup, to my "almost even" pot, to my "oh that's actually like... rightish" pouring bowl.

Some unexpected alchemy in these, and some expected.

So very proud of you! Loving every bit of this journey! Glad the cooling vest is helping!

I think we would take some if you're looking for a home. @brewergnome.bsky.social thoughts?

Some of the extract will be used to make mint ice-cream for sure. Some may also go into cleaning agents (We mix vinegar, vegi surfactant and water for much of our cleaning) for the pleasant smell. I'm not sure what I'll use the rest for. Maybe I'll give some away if it comes out well.

passed to the data center developer and owner. Over the long term, we have to reduce the power and water needed to provide compute to everyone. The need is not going away. So much work to be done here and I'm proud to be a part of the national labs trying to find solutions that can be used by all.

for evaporative cooling of large data centers. That is the problem we must solve because there isn't enough fresh water to go around no matter who uses it. Data centers need to use reclaimed and recycled wastewater at a minimum, and only then get access to fresh water. And the cost should be...

This story largely focuses on a problem caused by poor construction work contaminating nearby wells with sediment. This is a problem that exists at construction sites across the world and is not unique. The bigger story which is only loosely discussed is the amount of potable water being...

As a person who works in this area and is actively trying to reduce the amount and types of water being used for data center cooling, this story is interesting, but is not really hitting at the heart of the problem for most communities built near newer data centers.